Abstract
Protein translation in nature always begins with an initiator transfer RNA (tRNA) carrying the amino acid methionine. This was circumvented in vitro with a reconstituted translation system utilizing initiator tRNA synthetically mischarged with the other natural amino acids. In addition, it was determined that this system could accommodate these non-methionine amino acids containing various N-α-acyl groups, many of which are useful for post-translational modification such as peptide cyclization.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 87-88 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | ACS chemical biology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine